At a time when you'd think families would pull together and be there for each other just the opposite happens.

I got the wake up call of my life when my husband died suddenly 7 years ago. My MIL turned into the wicked witch of the west and said and did things that I would have NEVER believed if I had not seen it with my own two eyes. The woman's not right in the head (seriously) and I think the sudden death of her only son brought it all to the surface.

I feel pity for her - she's old and very unhappy and has pretty much alienated everyone. Her health has taken a nose dive and it wouldn't surprise me to hear of her death any day now.

Death seems to bring out the worst in some families.....I know it did in my husband's side of the family.

I refuse to let it bother me anymore. I've done nothing wrong and neither has anyone else in my family. Like GJ said...there's going to be ups and downs in life all the time. We have to just go with the flow and not let what we can't fix consume us. It's just not worth it.